The Business Times, 28 April 2009
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Title Section20 2009-04-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sfili A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, April 28,200920 words
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985 2009-04-28 1 $lb to kickstart plan for energy-efficient buildings, lower emissions, cleaner transport, other solutions [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday unveiled a blueprint for sustainable development for the next 10 to 20 years, adopting a "light-touch" approach for now to spare businesses and households from higher costs985 words
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Article, Illustration29 2009-04-28 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.495 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article47 2009-04-28 1 lorn lay lange 1COMP 980.12 -12.56 IIKKEI225 8,726.34 +18.35 1ANG SENG 14,840.42 -418.43 ;et index 474.99 +0.92 JAKARTA COM P 1,576.08 -16.62 IANILACOMP 2,085.63 -18.00 ;eoulcomp 1,339.83 -14.27 ;henzhen b 351.78 -12.89 IUMBAI IND 11,371.85 +42.8 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,113.80 +37.51 IASDAQ 1,698.90 +4.6147 words
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Article45 2009-04-28 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.493 (US$/S$ per 1.455 2.173 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.317 1.967 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 96.70 64.70 3.599 2.410 IK$ 7.750 5.190 !AHT 35.44 23.74 lUPIAH 10,840 7,260 lENMINBI 6.826 4.572 INDIAN RUPEE 50.10 33.55 1.398 0.936 IZ$ 1.767 1.18345 words
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Article, Illustration923 2009-04-28 1 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Struggling aviation industry keeps fingers crossed as lethal threat looms By [SINGAPORE] It's merely a precaution but Singapore is taking no chances with swine flu as it referred two cases to the Communicable Diseases Centre for further assessment. One is aREUTERS - 923 words
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Miscellaneous82 2009-04-28 1 FINANCIAL SERVICES 1 COMPANIES ROUNDTABLE Bf CUSTOMER More new measures to Sino-Env's future as Commodity trading W\ SATISFACTION free up sector jfc^ V^^ going concern in Singapore Hj i i i Good service isn't page 2 Ml Wm in doubt page 4 pages 16,17 Hfi&iB, everything page 9 ift ji^m82 words
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Article, Illustration617 2009-04-28 2 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Nine new banking, insurance licences; foreign equity cap raised to 70% By: in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Najib Razak yesterday announced further measures to liberalise Malaysia's financial services industry including the issue of nine new banking and insurance licencesBLOOMBERG - 617 words
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330 2009-04-28 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA By [SINGAPORE] BNP Paribas Asset Management is looking to acquire a minority stake in an Asian equity firm with assets under management of US$l billion to US$2 billion. Vincent Trouillard-Per-rot, the firm's chief executive for Asia, said the firm has330 words
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67 2009-04-28 2 THE government yesterday unveiled a blueprint for sustainable development for the next 10 to 20 years, adopting a "light-touch" approach for now to spare businesses and households from higher costs at a time of economic hardship. Even so, there will be huge implications for67 words
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77 2009-04-28 2 AS the shadow of the swine flu grows longer, the question is being asked: Is this Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Mark 2? Many in the aviation industry hope not. Nevertheless, the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and its subsequent and seemingly rapid77 words
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71 2009-04-28 2 PRIME Minister Najib Razak yesterday announced further measures to liberalise Malaysia's financial services industry including the issue of nine new banking and insurance licences between now and 2012 and the raising of foreign equity thresholds from 49 per cent to 7071 words
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70 2009-04-28 2 PAY hikes across the Asia-Pacific region, especially for employees of multinational corporations, are set to fall to a five-year low, with increases in Singapore likely to be among the region's lowest, according to HRBS Asia. Employers here have trimmed budgets for 200970 words
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59 2009-04-28 2 SINO-ENVIRONMENT Technology's ability to continue as a going concern is now uncertain, after its chairman lost shareholding control over the company. The company said that if Sun Jiangrong resigned, "there is uncertainty that the company may be able to continue to retain the services59 words
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68 2009-04-28 2 SINGAPORE banks are likely to emerge from the financial crisis stronger than their foreign peers here, says a senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group's Singapore office. Ranu Dayal said the three Singapore-listed banks have stuck to "relatively straightforward business models almost68 words
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54 2009-04-28 2 SINGAPORE'S job market will soften further this year, with unemployment and retrenchment figures expected to rise. But despite the gloomy outlook, the country can remain confident and adopt a positive attitude amid the global recession, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday.54 words
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44 2009-04-28 2 THE Japanese government said yesterday that even after planned fiscal stimulus, the economy is expected to contract by more than 3 per cent in the fiscal year ending next March. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 1844 words
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Article, Illustration731 2009-04-28 2 AP, Reuters [DETROIT] General Motors Corp said that it will cut 21,000 US factory jobs by next year, phase out its storied Pontiac brand and ask the government to take stock in exchange for half of GM's government debt as partAP, Reuters; AP - 731 words
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661 2009-04-28 3 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Poll shows employers trimming budgets for 2009 increments to median 3% here By [SINGAPORE] Pay hikes across the Asia-Pacific region, especially for employees of multinational corporations, are set to fall to a five-year low, with increases in Singapore likely661 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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499 2009-04-28 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Chairman/CEO loses shareholding control after defaulting on dues to hedge funds By SINO-ENVIRONMENT Technology Group's ability to continue as a going concern is now uncertain, with its chairman-cum-CEO losing shareholding control over the company. The group said this yesterday when499 words
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Article, Illustration421 2009-04-28 4 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI AGM WATCH By INDEPENDENT director Tan Lye Huat was voted off the board of Kian Ho Bearings at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday, ending the saga that started when a shareholder first tried to oust him more than a421 words
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Article, Illustration460 2009-04-28 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Move in response to shareholders' expectations By IN a move that must have delighted shareholders, SBS Transit and Vicom both subsidiaries of transport group ComfortDelGro decided at their respective annual general meeting yesterday to drop a general mandate toFILE PHOTO - 460 words
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243 2009-04-28 4 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO By BABCOCK and Brown Global Investments (BBGI) has corrected an announcement it made last Friday saying it had fully repaid and cancelled an amended and restated multi-currency revolving facility with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). BBGI said yesterday it has repaid243 words
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409 2009-04-28 4 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By THE results of an investigation by Ernst Young into alleged "round tripping" deals involving NEL Group should be released by end-May, the company said yesterday in response to queries from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Ernst Young was appointed special409 words
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286 2009-04-28 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN By MINIBOND investors who are looking at filing a claim against failed merchant banking group Lehman Brothers, which is under liquidation in the US, can attend a meeting here next Tuesday to find out more. The Securities Investors Association (Singapore)286 words
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731 2009-04-28 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO ONE notable thing about the shareholder meetings held by listed companies here is that many still do not allow the media to be present, not even as observers. Some companies have justified this closed-door policy, saying that these meetings are family731 words
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638 2009-04-28 5 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Straightforward business models made them more stable in liquidity By SINGAPORE banks are likely to emerge from the financial crisis stronger than their foreign peers here, says a senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group's Singapore office. Ranu Dayal, who638 words
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Article, Illustration389 2009-04-28 5 Reuters THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is developing a fuel oil futures contract to be traded on the exchange, and could launch it in the second half of this year, industry sources said yesterday. Sources said that the SGX would first launch a futures– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 389 words
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Article382 2009-04-28 5 Possible allowance of $51m over Fairways: Nomura BUKIT Sembawang Estates could make a $51 million provision for its financial year ended March 31, 2009, says Nomura Singapore Research. This follows a profit warning from the property group on Friday last week, in which it warned382 words
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Article155 2009-04-28 5 Q1 results ended March 2009 NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT PREVIOUS (S$m) CHNG (S$m) CHNG 1 HLFin 25.69 I 30.50 -15.8 54.59 I 54.71 -0.2 2 StarhillGbl 19.08 17.01 12.2 34.33 30.42 12.8 3 QAFLtd 15.21 6.56 131.7 193.29 217.21 -11.0 4 LippoMapleT 14.55 16.75 -13.1155 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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85 2009-04-28 5 GMG Global, an integrated producer of natural rubber, saw net profit fall to $3.9 miUion in Ql 2009 from $8.3 million in Ql 2008. The group's turnover decreased by 51 per cent to $29.2 million due to the softening of the commodity85 words
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127 2009-04-28 5 STARHILL Global Reit has announced distribution per unit (DPU) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 of 1.87 cents, 6.3 per cent higher than 1.76 cents a year ago. On an annualised basis, the latest distribution represents a yield of 16.66 per127 words
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57 2009-04-28 5 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd said its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, has been awarded a contract worth about eight million euros (about 5515.7 million) by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the supply of 40mm ammunition. ST Kinetics has been57 words
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283 2009-04-28 5 LIEWAIQING - LIEWAIQING Fall due in part to dip in sales caused by weaker demand By DEL Monte Pacific, a distributor of food and beverage products, yesterday announced a 32.3 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to US$4.OB million for the first quarter283 words
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297 2009-04-28 5 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By SUNPOWER Group, a Chi-na-based heat transfer technology specialist, yesterday reported a near doubling in net earnings to 7.13 million yuan (551.56 million) for the first quarter ended March 31. The surge in net profit attributable to equity-hold-ers, which297 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration603 2009-04-28 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS STI falls in anticipation of an expected sell-off on Wall Street following reports of more deaths from infection IN CHAOS theory the "butterfly effect" ponders the possibility that a change in a seemingly insignificant part of a system can have anBloomberg - 603 words
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Article90 2009-04-28 6 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 112 0 0 0 2 112 Manufacturing 16 102 45 10 26 111 54 Commerce 35 14 40 16 )t/Stor/Comms 31 33 Finance 22 22 Construction 13 14 Properties 37 37 Hotels/Rsts90 words
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Article119 2009-04-28 6 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SPQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SPQ TOTAL Multi Ind 25,724 25,724 80,282 80,282 Manufacturing 496,208 37,803 534,011 208,431 2,012 210,443 Commerce 107,350 11,961 119,311 75,582 1,563 77,144 Tpt/Stor/Comms 123,534 595 124,129 192,182 28 192,210 Finance 34,576 34,576 188,739 188,739 Construction 59,464 17,545 77,009 7,950119 words
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Article112 2009-04-28 6 Stock name Close Cham Stock name Close Cham CapitaLand 2.470 -0.120 Noble Grp 1.200 -0.030 CapitaMall 1.160 OCBCBk 5.310 -0.120 CityDev 5.670 -0.160 Olam 1.680 4-0.050 ComfortDelGro 1.320 -0.010 S IA 10.120 -0.480 Cosco Corp 1.030 -0.040 SGX 5.880 -0.150 DBS Grp 8.980 -0.060 SIA Engg112 words
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Article287 2009-04-28 6 China XLX Fertiliser April 27 close: $0,375 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, April 27 Ql 2009 core net profit of 59.1 million yuan (5512.9 million) is within consensus forecast and our expectation. Ql 2009 core earnings form 28 per cent of our FY2009 estimate. Revenue was down 0.4 per cent year-on-year287 words
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Article, Illustration326 2009-04-28 6 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT WILL the swine flu be the final straw that breaks the bulls' back? Although pigs cannot fly, the speed of air travel has spread the virus beyond Mexican borders to the US, Europe and to as far as New Zealand. WeBloomberg - 326 words
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Article, Illustration519 2009-04-28 6 CURRENCIES WALL Street finished higher last Friday on the back of more strong profit numbers, but the weekend's swine flu worries undermined sentiment in both stock and currency trading yesterday in Asia. Fears that the latest outbreak of swine flu in Mexico could spreadReuters - 519 words
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Article57 2009-04-28 6 CLOSE BT OB/OS 103.00-457.00 BT CADI -*****.00-277.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+10.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 373.66 -11.19 FTSE ST Small Cap 301.22 -14.29 FTSE ST All Share 435.42 -9.42 FTSE ST China Top 169.28 -9.44 FTSE ST China 165.59 -8.94 UOB Catalist 74.93 -2.49 SiMSCI 219.72 -3.4157 words
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Article60 2009-04-28 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 152,464,000 Chart SemiCond 122,620,000 China Honqxinq 90,439,000 LantroVis 82,080,000 AusGroup 57,840,000 Gent Intl 55,586,000 Auston 46,656,000 Cosco Corp 36,965,000 Capita Land 35,380,000 IndoAqri 33,892,000 VALUE(S) Capita Land 88,261,320 DBS Grp 62,291,730 Wilmar 59,949,020 Golden Agri 55,894,330 Sing Tel 53,727,430 S I A 49,794,520 Keppel60 words
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Article99 2009-04-28 6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE UP 7514 50.7 0.5 GLD 10US$ 8980 26.9 0.2 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9992 20.0 0.2 ICBCC 5.1%NCPS 100 8868 18.0 0.2 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9360 10.0 0.1 Olam 168 5.0 3.1 STI 1950 DBePW/*****3 56.5 5.0 9.7 ilanMBLePW***** 14 4.5 47.4 Ml Tech99 words
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Article114 2009-04-28 6 CLOSE DOWN 2020-104.5 -3.3 JMH STXPO 100 1328 -72.0 -5.1 BMT 808 -62.0 -7.1 China H 10US$ 1135 -61.2 -3.5 SIA 200 1008 -54.0 -5.1 JSH 1064 -53.7 -3.3 S I A 1012 -48.0 -4.5 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2198 -41.8 -1.3 Jardine C&C 1266 -40.0 -3.1 SIA.ES.0904 1016 -40.0114 words
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Article87 2009-04-28 6 Apr 27 CLOSE CHNG FR Apr 24 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4937 -0.18 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9651 0.44 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.1723 0.37 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0689 -0.11 1.1100 0.9453 Yen* 1.5471 -0.67 1.7278 1.4831 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.09 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2159 -0.0187 words
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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX OF SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration578 2009-04-28 8 In the current downturn, it is vital for businesses to keep an eye on customer satisfaction, reports UMA SHANKARI RECENTLY released findings from the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore 2008 (CSISG 2008) showed the level of customer satisfaction in Singapore slipped in 2008 fromPHOTOS: ARTHUR LEE - 578 words
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Article, Illustration607 2009-04-28 8 ZEINAB YUSUF - ZEINAB YUSUF Service must accurately match customers' needs, but this is no easy task By PROVIDING good service is a tricky business, especially as customer expectations are constantly rising. But good service is essential for continuing success, regardless of the economic situation. InARTHUR LEE - 607 words
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Article, Illustration486 2009-04-28 8 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By As me aviation industry catties falling demand amid the weak global economy, Singapore Airlines is counting on quality service to help steer it through stormy weather. Speaking at the announcement of the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore 2008ARTHUR LEE - 486 words
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Article, Illustration1247 2009-04-28 9 Satisfaction is driven by customer expectations, perceived quality, and perceived value of the products and services delivered, reports UMA SHANKARI THE Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) does more than rate customer satisfaction levels across Singapore's service sector. The study also examines the different factors that1,247 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration487 2009-04-28 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Minister says nation can adopt positive attitude despite a gloomy outlook By SINGAPORE'S job market will soften further this year, with unemployment and retrenchment figures expected to rise. But despite the gloomy outlook, the country can remain confident and adoptFILE PHOTO - 487 words
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Article289 2009-04-28 10 Singapore to learn from Norway, Sweden, Denmark THE working environment in Singapore is not supportive enough for women, and as a result, many sacrifice their careers. "There is a lot of scope for us to progress further," National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretarygeneral Lim Swee289 words
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188 2009-04-28 10 THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) yesterday appointed Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), Mediaedge:cia (MEC) and KM Asia as its creative, media and digital agencies respectively. The winning agencies were selected after a two-stage evaluation process that assessed them on past work, their track records and their188 words
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Article, Illustration1210 2009-04-28 11 MAXIMISING CAPITAL Supply-chain financing can help a company get extended payment terms without putting the squeeze on suppliers, reports CONRAD TAN ITH the world's biggest economies in recession, businesses everywhere are doing their best to conserve cash. But the intricately connected webs of trading1,210 words
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435 2009-04-28 11 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Those with financial management skills most sought after By IN a job market that is rapidly cooling off, demand is heating up for qualified accounting and finance professionals who know their stuff. According to the third annual Robert Half Global Financial Employment435 words
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Article, Illustration629 2009-04-28 11 JESSICA YEO; MICHELLE YEO - JESSICA YEO MICHELLE YEO Restaurant reservations take a beating this year By DESPITE better deals being offered for the annual celebration of mothers on May 10, response at restaurants and hotels have been lacklustre compared to previous years. Tung Lok Group, which owns andFILE PHOTO - 629 words
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Article, Illustration435 2009-04-28 11 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By A FORMER investment analyst had a year of his jail term and eight strokes of the cane set aside yesterday after appealing against his sentence for slashing and stabbing his wife. Russell Tan was jailed four years and435 words
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DEADLY SWINE FLU
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Article, Illustration792 2009-04-28 12 Reuters Virus that killed 103 in Mexico has spread to Europe, US and Canada [MEXICO CITY] Governments around the world rushed to reduce the impact of a possible flu pandemic yesterday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to■ Reuters; Reuters - 792 words
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481 2009-04-28 12 Reuters [LONDON] The threat of a pandemic triggered by a new flu strain that has killed more than 100 people in Mexico will provide a windfall for some makers of drugs and vaccines. Switzerland's Roche Holding AG and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Pic areReuters - 481 words
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Article, Illustration690 2009-04-28 12 AP Reuters Fears of pandemic hit shares of soybeans, pork product companies [SEOUL] Authorities in Asia moved quickly to head off a potential consumer backlash against pork products from the spread of swine flu, a misnomer that triggered falls in soybeans and pork productAP; Reuters - 690 words
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SMEInc
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Article, Illustration1447 2009-04-28 13 Cherie Hearts was named the Most Admired Enterprise for Growth at the Asean Business Awards, reports TEH SHI NING EXPANSION of the explosive kind was far from Sam Yap's and Gurchan Singh's minds when they founded Cherie Hearts. But the childcare centre chain did "explode"ARTHUR LEE - 1,447 words
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Article204 2009-04-28 13 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCCI) is organising the 11th Annual SME Conference at Suntec Singapore next month, focusing on the current economic turmoil. The one-day conference on May 21 with the theme Navigating the Global Storm will feature local and Chinese entrepreneurs204 words
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221 2009-04-28 13 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By WHAT A difference a week makes. Last week, our portfolio was riding high and advanced 10 per cent compared with a flat performance by the Straits Times Index. This week, our portfolio tanked .3 per cent compared with a decline221 words
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Article, Illustration829 2009-04-28 14 KAVITA BEDI - KAVITA BEDI Here's a checklist for SMEs to find a financial partner they can count on and work with in uncertain times By 2008 was a year of extraordinary dislocation and disruption in financial markets. The landscape has changed for banking worldwide, the scaleSTOCK.XCHNG - 829 words
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1703 2009-04-28 15 Patrick Liew CEO HSR Property Group TO stand out from the crowd, fresh graduates can prove their worth by calling on potential employers instead of just responding to advertisements. They can research prospective employers, such as their corporate philosophy, modus operandi and aspirations.1,703 words
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Miscellaneous16 2009-04-28 13 RIDING THE DOWNTURN SMEs need to find a financial partner they can count on Page 1416 words
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Miscellaneous91 2009-04-28 15 SME The topic for next week is: Some analysts have said recently that things will start looking up, and forecast that the economy will bottom out this year. Do you agree? Or perhaps you already see increasing orders from your customers, suggesting an imminent recovery? If you are an SME91 words
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GLOBAL TRADERS' ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2929 2009-04-28 16 OVERVIEW SINGAPORE is a trading nation with a long history. It has grown from an entrepot centre to a vibrant global trading hub. A panel of four industry players and experts look at the transformation of commodity trading here in the last 20 years. They examine theBLOOMBERG; FILE PHOTO - 2,929 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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579 2009-04-28 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Bond market takes a hit on LDP official's suggestion of need for further stimulus BY. in Tokyo THE Japanese government said yesterday that even after planned fiscal stimulus, the economy is expected to contract by more than 3579 words
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714 2009-04-28 18 -Reuters Critics fear inflation looms unless Fed can finesse its exit [WASHINGTON] With the world economy showing faint signs of life, central bankers, who have loaned out trillions of dollars to keep the financial system afloat, are starting to think about how to take-Reuters - 714 words
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Article, Illustration440 2009-04-28 18 Reuters [BEIJING] A US business group says it is worried that protectionist sentiment could rise in both China and the United States as the global economy shrinks. The American Chamber of Commerce in China also said in its annual white■ Reuters; AP - 440 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-04-28 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US economy will continue to contract "for some time to come", said Lawrence Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council. "I expect the economy will continue to decline" with "sharp declines in employment for quite some timeBloomberg; AFP - 489 words
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536 2009-04-28 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its estimate for how much fiscal stimulus governments are injecting in an effort to fight the worst global recession since World War 11. The IMF said on Sunday that the GroupBloomberg - 536 words
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Article, Illustration727 2009-04-28 19 Reuters Divestment issue has led to several disputes involving global players [JAKARTA] Indonesia's rules on foreign divestment of mining projects must be revised to address issues such as finding buyers if South-east Asia's biggest economy is to attract new investment in the sector, industry officials– Reuters; REUTERS - 727 words
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264 2009-04-28 19 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state power firm has secured 4.73 trillion rupiah (*****.4 million) in loans from regional state banks to help finance its programme to build coal-fired power plants, a company official said. South-east Asia's biggest economy has been struggling to resolve aReuters - 264 words
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351 2009-04-28 19 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's ruling coalition, humiliated in a string of byelections losses over the past year, faces a further bruising contest as authorities yesterday announced another vote in May. The Election Commission said that a by-election would be held in northern-AFP - 351 words
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319 2009-04-28 19 Bernama Aim is to produce power even more cheaply than coal [NEW DELHI] India has expressed interest in selling small nuclear reactors to Malaysia and other developing countries, if the governments are keen to use it to generate power. At present,Bernama - 319 words
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353 2009-04-28 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo By SOUTH-EAST Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change and will be faced with serious problems of rising temperatures and sea levels, falling food and forestry production and a higher incidence353 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration543 2009-04-28 20 Reuters Fresh doubts cast on BNP Paribas' purchase of majority stake in Fortis Bank [BRUSSELS] Chinese insurer Ping An, the largest shareholder of Fortis, plans to vote against selling the stricken group's assets to BNP Paribas, casting fresh doubt on the■ Reuters; AFP - 543 words
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479 2009-04-28 20 ■AP Some companies say local suppliers are being favoured [BEIJING] An American business lobby appealed to Beijing yesterday to avoid protectionism as it spends its huge stimulus and warned that efforts to build up Chinese companies to dominate domestic industries might shut out■AP - 479 words
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256 2009-04-28 20 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's debutante politicians are winning the Internet vote, with those new to the election fight featuring strongly among the top 10 most searched for candidates, the Hindustan Times reported, citing Google statistics. Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, former United Nations undersecretaryBloomberg - 256 words
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452 2009-04-28 20 Bloomberg It has doubled production annually, may add 10,000 MW of capacity in 2009 [SYDNEY] China is poised to become the biggest growth market for wind power generating capacity this year as the recession and credit crisis crimp expansion in the■ Bloomberg - 452 words
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Article, Illustration344 2009-04-28 20 ■AFP [MUMBAI] Bollywood actor Feroz Khan, once dubbed "the Clint Eastwood of the East" because of his maverick roles and manly swagger, died yesterday after a long fight against cancer, his publicist said. He was 69. "Feroz Khan passed away post-midnight at the Feroz■AFP; AFP - 344 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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437 2009-04-28 21 Reuters Plans to merge next April will create world's third biggest chipmaker [TOKYO] Japan's NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology are in talks to merge next year to create the world's third biggest chipmaker after Intel Corp and Samsung Electronics. NEC Electronics, 65 per centReuters - 437 words
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254 2009-04-28 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan, the world's largest grain importer, will help local companies invest in agricultural production and distribution overseas to ensure stable supply as global food demand increases. Japan is considering providing loans from a government-owned bank for companies to purchase and lease farmlandBloomberg - 254 words
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611 2009-04-28 21 -Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS ditched the head of its troubled investment bank yesterday, part of a top-level shake-up by CEO Oswald Gruebel aimed at stemming persistent losses. Switzerland's largest bank by assets said it had appointed Alex Wilmot-Sit-well, a veteran ÜBS banker, and-Reuters - 611 words
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Article, Illustration819 2009-04-28 21 STEVE SLATER - STEVE SLATER COMMENTARY By I THINK that my fellow STAR Sports pundit Alex Yoong summed up Sunday's race perfectly when he said: "Today, Jenson Button, not the Brawn team, won the Bahrain GP." He was absolutely right. The BrawnMercedes wasn't the fastest car onAFP - 819 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-04-28 21 Reuters [PARIS] Societe Generale yesterday denied a newspaper report that it wrote down five billion euros (559.81 billion) in assets last year. The alleged writedown, which was reported by French newspaper Liberation, was of around the same size as SocGen's 4.9 billion euros loss■ Reuters; AFP - 418 words
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WORLD
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691 2009-04-28 22 ■NYT Banks have US$29l b of goodwill on their books, after writing down over USs2sb [NEW YORK] When times were flush, businesses bought up rivals and absorbed smaller companies to grow as big as possible as fast as possible. But now, those purchases■NYT - 691 words
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329 2009-04-28 22 -Reuters [LONDON] More banks will abandon efforts to be all things to all people in favour of greater specialisation as universal banks have proved less profitable than their more focused peers, a study showed. A survey by technology company IBM released yesterday showed 89-Reuters - 329 words
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Article, Illustration857 2009-04-28 22 Reuters [MILAN] Fiat's chief executive might swear that he is not trying to build an empire, but he is certainly looking for scale on the cheap. Sergio Marchionne faces a Thursday deadline to close a landmark deal to form a partnership– Reuters; AFP - 857 words
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678 2009-04-28 22 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] US companies are slashing costs, eliminating staff and reporting some of their gloomiest earnings in years, but there is one salve to all the pain China. While consumers and businesses in much of the world are throttling back on spending,– Reuters - 678 words
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Article, Illustration712 2009-04-28 22 NYT [NEW YORK] The election of Barack Obama does not seem to have ushered in a kinder, less-polarised environment in US politics or television. And that's not a good break for CNN, a network whose strategy is to steer the middle course inNYT; AP - 712 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration661 2009-04-28 23 Bloomberg Sales of premium class seats fall 30% as more people now fly economy [MELBOURNE] Qantas Airways Ltd, the Australian carrier that says it invented business class 30 years ago, may remove some premium seats as companies force executives to fly coach– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 661 words
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276 2009-04-28 23 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By [SINGAPORE] Silk Air will start twice-daily Singapore-Penang services from June 1, joining parent Singapore Airlines, which already has daily services to the Malaysian state. They will operate a total of 21 weekly services. This comes in the wake of further liberalisation of276 words
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325 2009-04-28 23 AP SWINE FLU [FORT WORTH, Texas] Multiple airlines are waiving change fees for passengers flying through Mexico because of an outbreak of swine flu but have not cancelled flights. American Airlines said on Sunday that it will waive its usual penaltyAP - 325 words
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304 2009-04-28 23 aloomoerg [LONDON] The worst market for supertankers since the 1973 Arab oil embargo is setting the stage for prices to double by the fourth quarter as ship owners scrap ageing vessels and delay orders for new ones. Prices on the benchmark– aloomoerg - 304 words
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Article2556 2009-04-28 23 AIRLINE CODES: Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (SOU), BR EVA Airways Corpn (EVA), CA Air China (CCA), CB American International Airlines (CKS), Cl China Airlines Ltd (CAL), CS Air Micronesia, Inc2,556 words
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Advertisement138 2009-04-28 23 BT/ZUJI Deals of the Week DEAL OFTHE WEEK ECONOMY CLASS AIRFARES HOTEL (frs) I BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARES Bangalore $558 ma^s $43 $1,082 MAirways DESTINATIONS ECONOMY CLASS AIRFARES HOTEL BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARES WEATHER Kuala Lumpur $98 JetstarAsia $42 $436japanAirlines 4^ Rain Surabaya $186 China Airlines $75 $641 Garuda Indonesia Sunny Hanoi138 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous388 2009-04-28 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I Nonsense surrounding public —I rz —I n; —i —[7 —i rj —I b —^m transport being in a healthy 4 M I state (6) I I 4 Accepts there's trouble with PB WH WM W H mM BB B thepoints(6) J^T 8 The physical consequence of388 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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507 2009-04-28 24 WHEN it eventually materialises, will the economic recovery be V-shaped as stock markets are currently betting on, or might it be something else perhaps an elongated U or even a W, which would signify a double-dip? Since touching an 11-year low on March 9,507 words
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Article, Illustration906 2009-04-28 24 Sleeping in the streets of Asia 's richest economy Bloomberg In a creeping poverty challenge, Japan is undercounting its homeless on a nationwide basis IT'S getting harder for Japan's 127 million people to ignore the homeless out there. Their growing ranks are an extreme example of where Japan finds itselfBloomberg; AFP - 906 words
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Article, Illustration803 2009-04-28 24 THE BOTTOM LINE FEW things are more appealing in politics than something for nothing. As Congress begins considering anti-global warming legislation, environmentalists hold out precisely that tantalising prospect: We can conquer global warming at virtually no cost. Here's a typical803 words
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Article, Illustration1204 2009-04-28 25 BILL LEE - BILL LEE Productivity increases and innovation on a budget are other options that employers can consider By YOU can't turn on a television, open a paper or read a news feed today without hearing more depressing news about the economy. The crisis that startedAP - 1,204 words
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Article, Illustration816 2009-04-28 25 AS THE colourful, noisy and uncertain general election to India's Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) enters the final stages, surprises and shocks continue to pile on to one another. In an election short on issues but loud on personal attacks, the political partiesREUTERS - 816 words
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Article431 2009-04-28 25 Mak Yuen Teen - Mak Yuen Teen LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN the debate about busy directors, there may be a tendency to argue that only a small number of directors relative to the total number of directors are holding many directorships, and therefore, it is not a big431 words
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Article8357 2009-04-28 26 Transaction date: Apr 27 Hit !-wks Tel Low Code Comi Sale ('OOP) Hi i Low Bu] fer Seller C'vr P/E $mil >an] 8.5 3 3148 STelecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 17 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil8,357 words
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Article1633 2009-04-28 27 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 2 1 t APStrategic R 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 12.5 2 3480 t Adventus 28.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 17.9 2 1524 t1,633 words
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Article363 2009-04-28 27 irVk Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Low Lasl (uote Seller Div C'vr irYld Net P/E riCap $mil Hii Comi Hii Bm 108 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 195 149 DBS STI ETF 100 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3232 3228 DBXT363 words
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Article248 2009-04-28 27 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum248 words
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Article9319 2009-04-28 27 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.623/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.212/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.81/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.54/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5042/ APS Komaba9,319 words
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374 2009-04-28 28 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change )i 24 World Index Preliminary 659.3 1.5 -2.7 1.2 -1.0 2.1 -4.1 t EAFE Preliminai 631.1 1.3 -2.8 1.5 -2.8 2.5 -5.8 Euri Prelim inan374 words
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Article131 2009-04-28 28 As at 9am Apr 27 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0590 1.0930 Can dollar 1.2210 1.2370 Euro 1.9570 1.9820 NZ dollar 0.8370 0.8580 iterlini 2.1690 2.1960 US dollar 1.4830 1.5020 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:131 words
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Article172 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 fer Overnight 1/16 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 USS Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SAu 0.33 0.55 0.95 1.20 1.70 2.10 2.30 Offer 0.23 0.45 0.65 0.90172 words
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Article23 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 ten STI IIMSCI A| 220.2 223.1 218.9 Taiwan A| 217.6 218.4 210.5 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd23 words
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Article21 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4923 1.4939 2-months 1.4920 1.4937 3-months 1.4917 1.4935 6-months 1.4910 1.4930 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article61 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low May 09 2645 Jun 09 2570 Jul 09 2500 Aug 09 2435 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2655 2690 2645 2560 2593 2551 2481 2514 2471 2418 2451 2405 Turnover: ***** Market tone:61 words
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Article284 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 98.9950 98.9350 98.7250 98.5850 5689 3631 2906 2538 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 99.515 99.515 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.515 99.450 99.515 99.505 99.480 99.445 99.385 99.340 99.255 750 ***** 4305 2126 2077 600 252 252 412284 words
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Article184 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) May 09 157.5 Jun 09 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 157.0 157.5 157.0 156.5 156.5 156.5 156.0 11 622 907 948 812 970 1038 TSR 20184 words
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Article94 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi' Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****V 30.07.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.23 0.33 0.21 0.22 1 0.17 2 0.22 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hicjl Day's |h Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S94 words
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Article105 2009-04-28 28 Apr 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous Hiqh/Low May 09 1040.25 1037.75 1046.75 1029.00 Jul 09 1034.00 1032.00 1041.00 1022.25 Aug 09 1010.50 1008.50 1017.00 1000.00 Sep 09 970.25 965.50 977.25 964.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 36.34 36.20 36.63105 words
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Article77 2009-04-28 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 24 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 51.69 1.98 WTI (Near Mth) 51.56 2.82 Dubai (1-Mth F) 48.93 0.61 Tapis blend 53.45 0.45 Minas 51.55 0.50 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Chanqe Naphtha Jet Kerosene 46.42 57.30 -0.38 -0.20 USS/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article450 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 luro ren ton 'eso Earn 'ouni Australia 0.870 4.883 0.543 5.544 35.838 77.549 0.692 9.610 2.574 1.264 57.579 34.797 1.068 6.294 0.819 24.125 25.354 0.492 0.715 Canada 1.149 5.611 0.624 6.370 41.176 89.101 0.795 11.042 2.958 1.452 66.156 39.980 1.227 7.231 0.941 27.719 29.130 0.565450 words
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Article78 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths78 words
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Article158 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0675 1.0689 0.7153 0.7155 Canadian dollar 1.2265 1.2281 0.8218 0.8221 Euro 1.9655 1.9685 1.3170 1.3177 NZ dollar 0.8445 0.8458 0.5659 0.5662 Sterlini ind 2.1714 2.1742 1.4550 1.4554158 words
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Article142 2009-04-28 28 Apr 27 GOLD (USS/oz) Apr 24 Apr 27 Hong Kong London 907.60 908.40 908.60 909.40 Apr 23 Apr 24 905.90 909.60 907.10 910.60 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR M) Apr 27 Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,208.40" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm142 words
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Article69 2009-04-28 28 Apr 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1420.75 1411.50 3 months 1457.00 1448.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 4484.00 4470.00 4341.50 4342.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 1432.00 3 months 1435.00 1465.00 1460.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article76 2009-04-28 28 Apr 24 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1831 1840 1862/1830 Jul 09 1757 1775 1788/1754 Sep 09 1743 1761 1772/1741 Dec 09 1737 1758 1768/1737 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev Hiqh/Low May 09 1497 1484 1500/1473 Jul 09 1510 1490 1512/1481 Sep 09 1522 1499 1522/1491 SUGAR (US76 words
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2386 2009-04-28 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT rei lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 87 2088 8.00 16 S092 Asia Environment W*****4 0.5 38 196 26.00 4 1481 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 18.5 306 0.49 202,386 words
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893 2009-04-28 31 Bloomberg Royal appalled by architect Rogers' project for ex-Chelsea Barracks site [LONDON] The Prince of Wales, who in 2004 took on modern architects and once famously dismissed a proposed extension of the National Gallery in London as a "carbuncle", has intervened to try and haltBloomberg - 893 words
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208 2009-04-28 31 Reuters [LONDON] Standard Poor's Global Property Index tumbled by a fifth in the first quarter of 2009, after a rally in emerging market real estate stocks failed to offset a lingering depression in more mature markets. According to a report released yesterday,– Reuters - 208 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-04-28 31 -AP [BEIRUT] Mohammed Saleh is convinced: If he builds it, Lebanese expatriates will come. The Beirut-based developer envisions a 3.3 square kilometre artificial island shaped like a cedar tree as a major attraction off Lebanon's coast. The massive chunk of dredged seabed or transported-AP; AP - 771 words
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638 2009-04-28 32 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP SUSTAINABLE SINGAPORE BLUEPRINT Property owners can look forward to annual energy savings of $1.6b By IT'S a red-hot target in going green the government hopes to put the Green Mark stamp on at least 80 per cent of buildings here by638 words
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745 2009-04-28 32 THE first-ever sustainable development blueprint launched by the Inter-minis-terial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) won support from various quarters yesterday, but a few observers also felt that more could be done to push the green agenda. The plan has outlined various programmes745 words
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Article, Illustration437 2009-04-28 32 Reuters [LONDON] The number of mortgages approved for house purchases in Britain fell by a quarter year-on-year in March, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) said yesterday, casting doubt on a sustained pick-up in home sales. The number of mortgages approved slipped■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 437 words
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364 2009-04-28 32 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By SOLAR panels will be fitted on the roofs of residential blocks and multi-storey carparks in 30 HDB precincts by 2015 in the largest solar trial rolled out here. The $31 million trial will provide 3.1 megawatts peak364 words
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341 2009-04-28 32 Reuters [LONDON] House prices in England and Wales fell by 10.1 per cent in April compared with a year ago, while prices declined at their slowest monthly pace for a year, property data company Hometrack said yesterday. April's annual fall is a modest– Reuters - 341 words
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